Shakespeare Illustrated Series (2018 - 2019)
Titania and The Changeling Child:
Titania and the Changeling Child explores the look of classic Shakespearean characters, re-imagined to appeal to a younger,modern audience.
Oberon and Puck:
The piece was designed to created a full confrontation scene when placed next to the piece, Titania and the Changeling Child.
Juliet:
This piece focuses on illustrating the quote more literally, as well as an exercise for new brushes downloaded into Procreate.
Richard III:
This piece comes in two parts to Illustrate the deceptive personalities described within the quote.
The Tempest:
I created this one to explore illustrating more environmental and vehicle elements within a scene, as many of the pieces are heavily character focused.
MacBeth:
The aim of the illustration for MacBeth was to explore and practice illustrating different textures, such as fur, tartan/plaid and liquids.
The Three Witches:
This piece gave me an opportunity to practice lighting, with the glow from the potion and fire light.
“Set your heart at rest. The Fairyland buys not the child of me!” - Titania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Act 2, Scene 1.
“Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania” - Oberon, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Act 2, Scene 1.
“Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the fields.” - Capulet, Romeo and Juliet. Act 4, Scene 5.
“And thus I clothe my naked villainy with odd old ends stol’n out of holy writ,...” - Richard, Richard III. Act 1, Scene 3.
“...And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.” - Richard, Richard III. Act 1, Scene 3.
“Hell is empty
And all the devils are here!” - Ariel (quoting Ferdinand), The Tempest. Act 1, Scene 2.
“I am in blood
Stepped in so far that,
Should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious
As go o’er.” - MacBeth, MacBeth. Act 3, Scene 4.
"By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes."
- Witch 2, MacBeth. Act 4, Scene 1.